Features

Know your food…and the people who bring it to you. Stay up to date on seasonal dining trends and keep tabs on award-winning restaurants and beer makers.

Archive, Fall 2019, Features, Homepage

CHEESE AND CHANGE

Aside from awe-inspiring dedication, delicious cheese, and triumph over many odds, the commonality the English Dairy Farm and Spinning Spider Creamery share is the deep involvement of family in the business structure, and the role each farm plays in bringing generations together.

Archive, Fall 2019, Features, Homepage, Mountain Brew, Science

Mountain Brew: Magical Yeast

The process of fermentation can be confusing, as it requires a living microorganism, yeast, to transform grapes into wine, barley into beer, and corn into bourbon.

Archive, Fall 2019, Features, Global Appalachia, Homepage

TASTE & TIME

Though the menu and décor may be different now that Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas has taken over the restaurant location of well loved Lucky Otter in West Asheville, somehow the vibe is remarkably similar, the family feeling stays the same.

Archive, Fall 2019, Features, Homepage

THE SEEDS OF CHANGE

Through their professional transformations and personal passions, Chender and Dawes have formed a partnership—and a friendship— that continues to inspire both of them as they introduce unfamiliar produce and unexpected pleasures to Western North Carolina.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Summer 2019

LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT

All the little things in life has cumulative, ripple effects you can’t possibly imagine. Their effect can be exponential, gaining invisible, sustaining momentum in the process.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Summer 2019

PEARLS IN THE KITCHEN

Oyster mushrooms are one of the most versatile mushrooms around and easy to cultivate. These edible fungi are not only delicious but beneficial to the body as a whole.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Summer 2019

THE WHOLE HOG

The past and the future of livestock farming converge in Western North Carolina.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Summer 2019

COOKING WITH BEER

It’s easy to find great food and great beer, especially in and around Asheville, home to dozens of breweries. Local chef's are masterfully combining the two when cooking.

Archive, Features, Homepage, How To, Summer 2019

CHARCUTERIE IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS

We can see how charcuterie is a fantastically varied craft. It refers to the preservation of meat by diverse and intuitive means, and the combination of processes to produce a desired or safe result.